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A/57/767 12. Quick impact projects 141. The Special Committee stresses the importance of quick impact projects and suggests that such projects be integrated into mission planning and development and the implementation of comprehensive strategies in order to meet the challenges facing complex peacekeeping operations. 142. The Special Committee recognizes that quick impact projects, which are designed to address the immediate needs of the local population, also serve to build and sustain confidence and support for peacekeeping operations. It recommends that the selection procedures for quick impact projects be made more flexible and be dealt with, as much as possible, at field level. It further recommends that quick impact projects be planned in direct support of the mission mandates rather than addressing needs that are covered by the customary development and humanitarian assistance efforts in the field. The Committee requests that such projects, if practical, be integrated with developmental planning using non-peacekeeping funds as soon as such funding becomes available to the mission. It also requests that the effectiveness of the projects be carefully evaluated following implementation. 13. Mine action 143. The Special Committee is aware that while mine action forms a critical part of peace-building, it can also play an important role in peacekeeping operations that have been mandated accordingly. During the peacekeeping phase, mine action activities should be implemented in such a manner that their viable continuity is guaranteed to the maximum degree possible. 144. The Special Committee also welcomes the ongoing “Study of the role of the military in mine action”, which is being conducted at the request of the United Nations by the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), and hopes that the enhanced knowledge base resulting from this study will be useful for troop-contributing countries in conducting mandated mine action tasks in peacekeeping operations. 145. The Special Committee welcomes the efforts to ensure that mine action is conducted in accordance with accepted national and international standards, including International Mine Action Standards (IMAS). The Committee encourages troop-contributing countries to follow these standards, as applicable, in conducting mine action in peacekeeping operations. It also notes the advisability of utilizing an information management system such as the Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA) for the collection and treatment of mine action related information. 146. The Special Committee welcomes the framework of the rapid response plan in support of the emergency deployment of mine-action assets in the context of peacekeeping operations and humanitarian programmes. In this context, the Committee recognizes that military units in a peacekeeping operation can make a valuable contribution by assisting, whenever appropriate, mine action activities under this framework. 147. The Special Committee encourages the coordination of mine action training and mine-risk education material and procedures used by troop-contributing countries and relevant United Nations agencies. 20
A/57/767 14. Safety and security of United Nations and associated personnel 148. The Special Committee places the highest priority on the safety and security of United Nations and associated personnel in peacekeeping operations. The Committee considers this a responsibility of all involved parties and, above all, of the countries hosting peacekeeping operations. The Committee pays tribute to the courage and dedication of personnel working in peacekeeping operations and to those who have lost their lives in the service of peace. 149. The Special Committee is gravely concerned about the continuing attacks and other acts of violence against United Nations and associated personnel and stresses the need for host countries and others concerned to take all appropriate steps to ensure their safety and security, including a legal regime that ensures that there is no impunity for the perpetrators of such attacks. Noting that the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel has been ratified or acceded to by 63 States, the Committee urges those States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to the Convention as soon as possible. 150. The Special Committee reiterates the need to explore possibilities for further ensuring the safety and security of United Nations and associated personnel and, in this context, expresses its appreciation of the work done in this regard by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Scope of Legal Protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. The Committee looks forward to the outcome of the Ad Hoc Committee’s deliberations, scheduled for March 2003. 151. The Special Committee emphasizes that status-of-forces and status-of-mission agreements should include specific and practical measures to enhance personnel safety and security, based on the provisions of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. It welcomes the inclusion of such measures in the most recent status-of-forces agreement concluded for the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). The Committee further welcomes the recommendation of the General Assembly, in its resolution 57/28, that the Secretary-General continue to seek the inclusion of key provisions of the Convention in future as well as, if necessary, existing status-of-forces and status-ofmission agreements. 152. The Special Committee stresses the need to expedite the consultations to delineate clear lines of responsibility and ensure close coordination between the Office of the United Nations Security Coordinator and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and requests that the report on the outcome of the consultations be distributed to Member States as soon as it is finalized. The Committee supports the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in joining the mechanism of accountability and responsibility in the area of field security. The Committee reiterates its request that the Secretariat inform the Committee in its next report as to how it utilizes the strengthened capacity of the Office of the United Nations Security Coordinator. 153. The Special Committee believes that all personnel in peacekeeping operations should be provided with adequate safety equipment. In this connection, it welcomes the ongoing review of the use of minimum operating security standards in a peacekeeping environment and urges its early completion. 154. The Special Committee reiterates the importance of pre-mission and in-thefield training, focusing on the safety and security of military, civilian police and 21
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